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Columbian Health Reporter

Kelly Slauson, 20, plays a game with Greta Brown, center, a child she cares for in Camas.

Arthritis not stopping 20-year-old nursing student

Kelly Slauson, 20, plays a game with Greta Brown, center, a child she cares for in Camas.

April 13, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Twenty-year-old Kelly Slauson doesn't know life without rheumatoid arthritis. Read story

Becca Keen Cunningham of Vancouver, with her husband Jason Keen Cunningham, reads her book, &quot;If Kids Could Float: A Window Fall Prevention Story,&quot; to a group of children Wednesday at Randall Children's Hospital's Safety Center in Portland.

Vancouver boy’s window fall turned into children’s safety book

Becca Keen Cunningham of Vancouver, with her husband Jason Keen Cunningham, reads her book, &quot;If Kids Could Float: A Window Fall Prevention Story,&quot; to a group of children Wednesday at Randall Children's Hospital's Safety Center in Portland.

April 8, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

If the Keen Cunninghams had a yard made out of peanut butter, 3-year-old Thomas would have gotten sticky and gooey when he fell out of the family's second story window. But that's not real. Read story

Painter and Southwest Washington Watercolor Society member John Beckman, 86, waits for a ride near a sign directing people to Gallery 360 at Main and Ninth streets during First Friday Downtown art walk.

Arts district expected soon for downtown Vancouver

Painter and Southwest Washington Watercolor Society member John Beckman, 86, waits for a ride near a sign directing people to Gallery 360 at Main and Ninth streets during First Friday Downtown art walk.

April 8, 2014, 5:00pm Business

A project 17 years in the making appears as though it will finally come to fruition this month. Read story

Patients to soon have easier access to their doctors’ notes

April 8, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

More than 1 million people in Oregon and Southwest Washington will soon have easy access to the notes their providers write during medical appointments. Read story

Duncan Lou Who, a 9-month-old boxer, runs in the backyard of his home in Felida. Amanda Giese and Gary Walters, who operate Panda Paws Rescue out of their home, posted a video of Duncan playing on the beach to YouTube on March 22.

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Duncan Lou Who, a 9-month-old boxer, runs in the backyard of his home in Felida. Amanda Giese and Gary Walters, who operate Panda Paws Rescue out of their home, posted a video of Duncan playing on the beach to YouTube on March 22.

April 3, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Duncan Lou Who may be missing half of his legs, but he has no shortage of spirit -- or fans. Read story

Clark County nurse suspended after being charged with rape

April 2, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Clark County nurse's license has been immediately suspended based on charges he had sexual contact with a child. Read story

This 3-D illustration depicts a cluster of rod-shaped drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis on rise in state but uncommon in Clark County

This 3-D illustration depicts a cluster of rod-shaped drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis.

March 30, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

For the first time in several years, the number of tuberculosis cases in Washington is on the rise. Read story

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Insurance enrollment deadline Monday night

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March 27, 2014, 5:00pm Health

The countdown is on. Washington residents have only a few days to complete their applications and submit payments for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Once the 11:59 p.m. Monday deadline passes, those who are uninsured will be unable to purchase health insurance until the next open enrollment begins… Read story

An annual report shows that even though it's illegal to sell tobacco products to those 18 and younger, minors are still able to buy such products in Washington.

Tobacco sales to minors trouble officials

An annual report shows that even though it's illegal to sell tobacco products to those 18 and younger, minors are still able to buy such products in Washington.

March 27, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Retailers across the state continue to illegally sell tobacco to minors at higher rates than much of the past decade. An annual report that tracks the illegal sales shows nearly 15 percent of tobacco retailers sold to minors in 2013 -- a rate similar to that in 2012. The lowest… Read story

Kuljit Singh has put healthy food front and center at his ARCO Quick Stop at Mill Plain and Grand boulevards as part of a Clark County Public Health initiative.

County ranks as state’s 10th-healthiest

Kuljit Singh has put healthy food front and center at his ARCO Quick Stop at Mill Plain and Grand boulevards as part of a Clark County Public Health initiative.

March 26, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Clark County is the 10th-healthiest county in the state, according to a national report released Wednesday. Read story